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What is taking notes? The Magic Four!1. Summary – creates an overview of an entire topic by the end of it2. Memory –writing it down helps you retain the information3. Revision – allows you to refine and improve your understanding4. Concentration –being active, rather than passive, requires and preventsdistraction and accommodates concentration

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Active Listening and Reading ComponentsPrepare Yourself Sit up straight, have your sources andmaterials handy, be mentally ready to INTERACT with thesource without distractions or disruptions.Make Good Decisions What’s the point of this source? What isimportant to record? Why? How should you do it?Hearing/Seeing is More than Listening/Looking Even if thesource is boring, biased, unattractive, etc., acquire theinformation neededPatterns Discover patterns of organization and emphasis

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Key ComponentJOT IT DOWN. Some people make copiousnotes, others merely need a few keyphrases. Even strong auditory learnersneed something to aid their memory. Themessage is, don’t just sit there reading orlistening – record something.

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Note-taking versus Note-making.It’s simple!Note-taking is recording key information from anothersourceNote-making returning to those notes to annotate,put things into your own words, summarize andhighlight, and add your ideas and impressions to theinformation

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Types of Notes:Linear, Visual or Voiced Linear: typical classroom notes written in words Visual: images, shapes, colors, and other expressions without focus onwords Voiced: audio-recorded sources and responses to the source

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Linear Note-Taking ComponentsCreate a specific template which you follow for all of your notes. Itshould include:1. Title: source and date2. Purpose of your notes: Why do you want to learn this?3. Purpose and Background of Source Information4. Main points, examples, and evidence (this is the big part)5. Questions raised by the source

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Voiced (or Audio) Notes Helps reinforce learning and aids auditory learners Use any technology that records but does not distract others.Lectures and Lessons Record a lecture and play it back later. Then record your own notes of what you remember from what you haveheard and compare with the original source.Texts Take pictures or download files of sources to use outside the classroom. Besure this is okay with the creator and presenter of the source.